gewinnevsGewinnerWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: gewinne is a verb, Gewinner is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“gewinne” is a verb and “Gewinner” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,738
“gewinne” frequency rank
#3,379
“Gewinner” frequency rank
7117
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gewinne Gewinner
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gewinnen Person oder Institution, welche einen Wettkampf oder Wettstreit als Beste bestanden hat

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set gewinne and Gewinner apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
gewinne
8 ch
Gewinner

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gewinne is [ɡəˈvɪnə] while Gewinner is [ɡəˈvɪnɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “gewinne” sits inside “Gewinner”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7117, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gewinne is recorded at frequency rank #3,738, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvɪnə]. Gewinner is at rank #3,379, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈvɪnɐ].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 7117, this pair ranks #1,989,326 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of gewinne vs Gewinner

Shared letters: eginw. Private to "gewinne": -. Private to "Gewinner": r.

"gewinne" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "Gewinner" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gewinneegwinne · geiwnne · gewine · gewnine · gewwinne · ggewinne · gweinne
  • Gewinneregwinner · geiwnner · gewinenr · gewiner · gewinnerr · gewinnre · gewniner · gewwinner

Frequency comparison

gewinne#3,738
Gewinner#3,379

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gewinne" and "Gewinner" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "gewinne" is a verb and "Gewinner" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "gewinne" or "Gewinner"?
"Gewinner" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,379 in our German list, against #3,738 for "gewinne". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering gewinne vs Gewinner

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “gewinne”; for a noun, it's “Gewinner”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “gewinne” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list